Ministers
Profile of State Minister for Foreign Affairs NAKASONE Yasutaka
October 6, 2026
Mr. NAKASONE Yasutaka
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives
Gunma 1st Electoral District (elected four times)
| Date | Curriculum Vitae |
|---|---|
| January 19, 1982 | Born in Tokyo |
| March 2005 | Graduated from the Department of Law, Faculty of Law, Keio University |
| May 2008 | Graduated from Columbia University, USA (Master of International Affairs) |
| July 2008 | Joined JP Morgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd |
| August 2013 | Secretary, Office of Senator NAKASONE Hirofumi |
| October 2017 | Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time (48th General Election) |
| October 2021 | Re-elected to the House of Representatives (49th General Election) |
| November 2021 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| October 2024 | Re-elected to the House of Representatives (50th General Election) |
| November 2024 | 56th Director, Youth Division, Liberal Democratic Party |
| December 2024 | Chief Secretary, Headquarters for the Promotion of Economic Security, Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party |
| Acting Chief Secretary, Research Commission on Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy, Liberal Democratic Party | |
| January 2025 | Chief Secretary, Project Team for Quantum Industry Development Liberal Democratic Party |
| October 2025 | Deputy Chairperson, Diet Affairs Committee, Liberal Democratic Party |
| November 2025 | Deputy Secretary-General, Headquarters for Intelligence Strategy, Liberal Democratic Party |
| Acting Chief Secretary, Research Commission on Foreign Affairs, Liberal Democratic Party | |
| February 2026 | Re-elected to the House of Representatives (51st General Election) |
| Director, Committee on Rules and Administration, House of Representatives | |
| Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives | |
| Member, Deliberative Council on Political Ethics, House of Representatives | |
| Member, Special Committee on North Korean Abductions and Other Issues, House of Representatives | |
| April 2026 | Chief Secretary, Project Team for Developing Human Capabilities in the Age of AI, Liberal Democratic Party |
| September 2026 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs (Reshuffled 2nd Takaichi Cabinet) |
- Hobbies:
- Reading, exercising, watching movies